Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 - Movement 4 - Karajan

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• pathetique
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[tetoviranje]

According to my jazz harmony professor, this is the first time in history that a particular voicing technique (in jazz known as 'the thickened line') is applied. For this technique however, historians give credit to Glen Miller. Many of the chords that are implied here are jazz chords, so it's quite obvious how far ahead of his time Tchaikovsky was! it's true mastership to be both original, and lyrical... this symphony is my favourite... wonder why he named it 'Pathetic'....

[MrDanielWakefield]

@tetoviranje Thank you for sharing that historical info, that was interesting. I think I remember reading somewhere that his brother Modest Tchaikovsky was the one who named the symphony. One of the definitions of the word "pathetic" is "affecting or moving the feelings", which would explain why his brother found the title to be appropriate.

[PermafrostIndustries]

In all my years of listening to classical music, this is probably the most emotionally evoking piece. It seems almost magical...

[pianoman1812]

@dimsimlord You must be well informed. Many people say his death was accidental, and many say, like you, that it was in fact suicide. It seems, that a story reads that his old classmates from the school of jurisprudence formed a "Council of Honor" and told Tchaikovsky to kill himself, or he would be outed to the czar.

[pianoman1812]

@tetoviranje Well, "Pathetique" generally means tragic. I've read accounts of some historians calling this a "Russian Requiem". It certainly is a tragic piece, 6 days after the premeire the composer died.

[TheDansm]

The tears just started to fall down.

[TMANMAN16z]

The Russian title of the symphony, Патетическая (Patetičeskaja), means "passionate" or "emotional", not "arousing pity." Tchaikovsky considered calling it Программная (Programmnaja or "Programme Symphony") but realised that would encourage curiosity about the programme, which he did not want to reveal. According to his brother Modest, he suggested the Патетическая title, which was used in early editions of the symphony; there are conflicting accounts about whether Tchaikovsky liked the title.

[fozziebear2009]

@pjakobson1 It means that in English, too.

[TheVan3Goons]

FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pjakobson1]

Pathetique is the perfect name for this symphony. The English pathetic is not correct. The French word means:

Affecting the emotions of pity, grief or sorrow; touching.. A most apt name.

[amesakurako1]

this gave off like a solemn jazzy feel, the last few seconds sounded so much like heaving breaths and the pizzicato like dying heartbeats..

[cthtyflf]

@TheNewFlutist ...and hide my face into warm bed...

[WeTheStrange]

@Bret6464 Yes I agree.